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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Deptford 1913
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.
| Number of District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals. | |
| Complaints Received | 40 | 33 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 179 |
| Total Premises Inspected | 817 | 814 | 847 | 1114 | 842 | 822 | 1064 | 6320 |
| Re-Inspections, Calls, Service of Notices, &c., &c. | 3914 | 3055 | 2953 | 3155 | 2984 | 3119 | 2239 | 21419 |
| Inspections under notice from Contractors, per Bye-Laws | 18 | 90 | 11 | 37 | 41 | 52 | 2 | 251 |
| Number of Cases in which Proceedings have been taken | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 |
| "Intimations" Served | 611 | 274 | 333 | 597 | 509 | 501 | 509 | 3334 |
| " Statutory Notices" Served | 59 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 47 | 42 | ... | 219 |
| Houses closed (Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909) | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 |
| Houses closed, voluntarily | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Water Closets- | ||||||||
| Old Closets abolished | ... | 1 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
| New Closets provided | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 27 |
| ,, ,, ,, in Workshops | ||||||||
| Basin and Trap provided | 27 | 71 | 36 | 55 | 99 | 41 | 27 | 356 |
| Water Supply provided | 18 | 9 | 13 | ... | ... | 10 | 5 | 55 |
| Water Supply Apparatus provided | 21 | 19 | 13 | 34 | 41 | 35 | 14 | 177 |
| Limewashed | 20 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 24 | 145 |
| Walls Repaired | 61 | 21 | ... | 6 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 150 |
| Floors Repaired | 24 | 5 | ... | 26 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 66 |
| Doors provided | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 36 |
| Ventilated | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Seats provided | 31 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 57 |
| Basins Cleansed | ... | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 54 |
| Sealed off from Scullery | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 28 | 34 | |
| Drains- | ||||||||
| Drains Re-constructed | 14 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 67 | 64 | 3 | 207 |
| Surface Drains provided | 5 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 14 |
| Cleansed and Amended | 40 | 99 | 29 | 27 | 35 | 72 | 8 | 310 |
| Gully Traps fixed | 21 | 55 | 30 | 26 | 102 | 54 | 4 | 292 |
| New Soil Pipes and Vent Pipes fixed | 8 | 38 | 6 | 19 | 48 | 12 | 8 | 139 |
| Chambers built and Interceptors provided | 9 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 7 | ... | 63 |
| Interceptors only fixed | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Ventilated | 10 | 5 | 31 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 82 | |
| Provided to Stables | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Clearing Eyes | 1 | 10 | ... | 18 | 34 | 12 | ... | 79 |
| Miscellaneous Repairs | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 18 | 3 | 32 |
| Sinks, Bath & Lavatory Wastes, and Rain Water Pipes— | ||||||||
| Disconnected from drains, trapped and ventilated | 20 | 48 | 35 | 49 | 62 | 25 | 21 | 260 |